Miranda+v.+Arizona+(1966)

Ernesto Miranda was born on March 9,1941 in Mesa,Arizona.As a young kid Miranda started facing trouble just as a student in elementry school.after his mother passed away his father got remarried.Ernesto hadn't like his new family so he stayed to himself and got in more trouble as time passed on. Just as a ningth grader Ernesto had gotten convicted of burglary and he was sent to a reform school for a year(Arizona State Industrial School for Boys) the reform school he attended

after being released he found himself back in the reform school after braking the law within a months.after serving his second conviction in the school he relocated to Los Angeles California. It wouldnt be long til he had once again gone to jail for minor sex violations and armed robbery but as he turned eighteen the extridated him back to Arizona after staying in Arizona a few months he went to texas where he got in more trouble.after he served that sentence he stole a car in Nashville,Tennessee and crossed state lines he would sereve two more years in both Ohio and California. He came back to Arizona to try and live a better life he found a job and a place to stay, a lady who had recenty gotten divorced and couldnt afford her expences after have two kids of her own and trying to pay every other thing. It wasnt long before Miranda was back to his troublesome lifestyle, he would be caught up in a more serious situation. Miranda kidnapped and raped a eighteen year old girl named Lois Ann Jameson.Phoenix Police Department would soon catch up to miranda after spotting his vehicle and matching up his plates,Miranda was arrested by officers Carroll Cooley and Wilfred Young Ernesto was taken to a line up where he was possitvly identified,the police would then interogate him for 2 hours before he finally broke down and confessed. current photo of Maricopa County Jail

but they had forgotten one main thing...they forgot to read him his rights which was unconstitutional.As they would come to a court rulling of the crimes the judge (Yale McFate) would hold those confessions against him and convict him of both crimes which would sentence him twenty thru thrity years.Miranda's attorney(Alvin Moore) would bring up the case again and try to appeal it to Arizona Supreme Court stating that since Miranda was never givin any rights it was unconstitutional becase it violated his Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Ammendments and nothing he said could be used against him in court but it was upheld.Miranda would soon make a proprosal to take it to the U.S. Supreme court and they agreed to hear his case.just as it was going to be upheld once for the odds turned in favor of Miranda and he would win with a 5/4th majority vote.The judge said that since he wasn't aware of his right to remain silent and his right to an attorney that they would back him up.the judge then would make it a law stating if they were going to arrest anyone they must read them their 'Miranda Rights." In the Miranda Rights it says "you have the right too remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law, you have a right to an attorney if you can not afford one,one willed be appointed to you free of charge.do you understand what your rights are?" and to this day the police must still read people their Miranda Rights. Ernesto Miranda's Mugshot!!!